Supervisory Health Technician (Paramedic)

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes 1) directing subordinates on workload or experience as a leading, mentoring and counseling subordinates or experience with scheduling shift work and maintain a schedule or spot-checking work in accordance with established policies and procedures; 2) providing on-the-job training to new employees or ability to teach, research, develop, prepare and evaluate classes and education; 3) responding to medical emergencies involving injury/illness or understanding of medical record documentation of patient care. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone.

Perform and assist with advanced and basic life support emergency medical treatments, assessments, and patient care in pre-hospital and medical treatment facility environments.,Manage personnel, schedules shifts, distributes workloads, establishes performance standards, and resolves day-to-day operational issues for the emergency medical staff.,Research, develop, and teaches emergency care and life support courses while coordinating orientation and recertification processes for team members.,Operate and maintain emergency response vehicles, manages communication systems, and coordinates local and regional patient transport planning.,Perform rapid patient examinations to identify life-threatening conditions, initiates advanced clinical protocols, and stabilizes critically ill or injured patients during high-stress emergency transport.